After nearly 30 years of speculation, Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has confirmed that, yes, Leon S. Kennedy is named after the Léon: The Professional movie.
The Capcom alum and action game developer icon revealed the inspiration for one of the most recognizable horror protagonists of all time with a simple post on X/Twitter today. It follows decades of theories from fans who already believed Leon's name had originated from the 1994 film, but it's still confirmation, nonetheless.
Kamiya recalled naming Leon when consulting with Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. After a few ideas were shot down, the director said (via Google Translate), "Well, why don't we just take it from that movie I watched the other day?"
"And his...
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When I first heard that the Steam Controller was $99, I immediately recoiled. For what is ostensibly a core controller, it'd be a big price hike above its fellow $75 PS5's DualSense 5 or $70 Xbox Series X controller. But the more I sit down and think about all the tech that Valve managed to shove into this thing, the more it seems like a pretty decent deal.
That mostly comes down to where it's competing. The world of PC controllers is full of ultra-premium "pro" controllers, that pack in some of the same features as the Steam Controller but at a much higher price. I mean, just look at the Asus ROG Raikiri II: It has the same TMR sticks, but with added RGB lighting, and it costs almost twice as much as Valve's controller.
But where...
Valve has said it’s “hard at work” on Steam Deck 2, while continuing to work on getting the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame out the door.
In November last year, when Valve announced its trio of new hardware devices, IGN asked Valve programmer Pierre-Loup Griffais about Steam Deck 2, and he told us that Valve was “making sure… that it's a worthwhile enough performance upgrade to make sense as a standalone product.”
Now, five months later, with Valve confirming a release date and price for Steam Controller, we thought we’d ask Griffais for an update on Steam Deck 2.
“We're hard at work on it,” he replied. “And obviously every step of the way, if you look at our hardware projects over the years, you can draw a straight...
GameStop is currently holding a "Buy More, Save More" sale on a selection of pre-owned games, allowing you to save 10%, 20%, or 30% depending on the number of games you add to your cart.
For 10% off, add two to three games from this selection to your cart. To inch that up to 20% off, add four to five. Or, if you want to hit the full 30% off, add six or more games from this sale.
This sale features some exciting pre-owned picks – very recent games like Pokémon Pokopia, Crimson Desert, and Resident Evil Requiem were the very first to catch my eye.
If you're hoping to scoop them up, there's actually a workaround you can do to get that 30% off without buying a whole cart's worth of expensive games. Here's how it works:
On GameStop's...
While the Steam Machine was initially supposed to come out at the beginning of 2026, the AI-fueled RAM crisis caused Valve to hit the brakes back in February.
Even back then, Valve seemed to suggest that the delay was entirely due to supply constraints, and well, that hasn't changed. In an interview about the upcoming Steam Controller, Valve's Pierre-Louis Griffais told IGN that "in terms of Steam Machine, yeah, it's really just about the logistics of getting it into user's hands."
It does seem, then, that supply constraints are the only thing holding the Steam Machine back from its release. From what Griffais told us, it seems like the mini gaming PC is feature complete. "If you've used the Steam Deck docked, the experience is...
The success of Resident Evil Requiem means Capcom is raising its earning forecast for the year.
In a newly-released financial statement, the Resident Evil publisher said that Requiem's huge sales (now up to 7 million copies and climbing) had contributed to "net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit" that all "outperform our previously announced foreast."
Capcom also said it had seen unexpected growth in sales of older titles, which had also contributed to its outsized sales performance. The past year has notably seen Capcom supporting Monster Hunter Wilds and Street Fighter 6 with further content.
The company now expects net sales of 195.3 billion yen (around $1.2 billion), up around 3% from its previous forecast...
Embark Studios has revealed a first look at the new Riven Tides map, the Arc Turbine enemy, and everything else included in what looks like the biggest Arc Raiders update yet.
The studio behind the popular sci-fi extraction shooter published details about the new seaside content with a post on its website today. It's a breakdown for the Riven Tides update aimed to show players that the months-long wait for the new map will have been worth it when Raiders head topside to try it all out tomorrow, April 28.
The April Arc Raiders update's pièce de resistance is no doubt the new location it pulls its name from: Riven Tides. As fans have guessed for months, this new map, the second post-launch location Embark has added since its October...
Dead as Disco is a stylish action rhythm beat ’em up that blends martial arts combat with music-synchronised attacks, set in a neon-soaked world where rhythm and fighting go hand in hand. Developed by Brain Jar Games, Inc., the game has quickly caught attention thanks to its energetic combat, music-heavy presentation, and a well-received demo on Steam.
Whether you’re curious about the demo, Early Access plans, or what makes Dead as Disco unique, here is everything you need to know.
What Dead as Disco Is
Dead as Disco is best described as a rhythm-linked action beat ’em up, where every punch, kick, and combo syncs with the soundtrack. The game puts players in the shoes of Charlie Disco, a fallen music icon trying to reclaim the...
Crimson Desert has sold so well that its developer, Pearl Abyss, has reportedly given every employee a $3,400 bonus.
South Korean publication MTN said Pearl Abyss had awarded staff with a 5 million Won special bonus to celebrate Crimson Desert selling over 5 million copies.
Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young reportedly said in an internal statement: "I express my deep respect and gratitude for the hard work of each and every one of you who created a product that the world is enthusiastic about, and I am paying a celebratory bonus for achieving 5 million sales to all employees who have silently fulfilled their roles in their respective positions.
"Our journey does not end here. The potential we confirmed today will be the most powerful...
Amazon has kicked off its annual Gaming Week sale, and while the lineup is not exactly stacked, there are still a handful of genuinely worthwhile discounts if you know where to look.
The biggest winner here is Square Enix, with a wave of RPGs dropping to some of their lowest-ever prices across PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox.
That includes the Final Fantasy 7 remakes on either Switch 2 and PS5, alongside heavier, slower-burn RPGs like Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Octopath Traveler 0. That being said, FF7 isn't exactly short, either.
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined has dropped to just $49.99, while Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade can now be picked up on Switch 2 for just $29.99, alongside FF7 Rebirth for $29.99 on PS5.
Rebirth hitting $30 is...
The PowerWash Simulator series has announced its biggest collaboration yet: a Star Wars DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2.
The PowerWash Simulator 2 - Star Wars Pack will launch for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S this summer, and include six cleaning jobs set across the Star Wars galaxy.
Players will take on the role of classic five labor droid P0-W2 for the DLC, and wield an exclusive power washer designed specifically for the pack. Some sort of story will also be included, set during the events of the original Star Wars trilogy. Is this canon? I really hope so.
An initial trailer shows that players will be scrubbing down the Lars Homestead on Tatooine (but not the flaming corpses of Aunt Beru and Uncle Lars...
We hope you’ve had your fill of treats and chocolate over the last month! Hopefully, you’re also soaking up the sunshine now that it’s finally decided to grace us with its presence. Of course, we aren’t actually suggesting you go outside – we’re doing our part by staying firmly indoors and glued to our screens.
If you’re looking for something fascinating to play, we’ve curated an excellent list of indie games to feast your eyes on this month. Let’s dive in.
Gambonanza – 1st May
Our first pick this month is Gambonanza, a chess-inspired roguelike that lets you mess with the fundamental rules of the board. Thanks to “Gambits,” you can swap out your pieces and redefine your tactical options on the fly. Chess is the ultimate classic, so...
Have you ever sat through a Metal Gear cut-scene and not understood what the hell just happened? Turns out you're in good company — the ultimate company, in fact.
In an interview on Fall Damage, David Hayter — the voice of Snake from the original Metal Gear Solid up to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, along with the series' numerous offshoots and spinoffs — revealed that, perhaps like most of us, he too has struggled to keep up with series creator Hideo Kojima's complex storylines.
"Do I understand the story of Metal Gear Solid?" he said when asked (thanks, FRVR). "Uh, basically, I do. Do I understand all of it? Absolutely not.
"I’d be like, ‘What does this mean?’" he joked. "And they’d say, ‘Just say it.'"
That said, Hayter...
One of the lead actors behind BioWare's Mass Effect Andromeda has spoken out about the game's disappointing critical and commercial response, and placed much of the blame on publisher EA.
Andromeda launched back in 2017, and had the unenviable job of continuing the Mass Effect franchise following the climactic Mass Effect 3. Gone was Commander Shepard and the beloved Normandy crew, replaced by new customizable hero Ryder and a fresh cast of shipmates. And gone was the saga's sense of trilogy-closing urgency — reset to a more smaller-scale adventure, designed to place building blocks for later sequels.
Response to Andromeda was mixed, with sky-high expectations from fans clearly not met. Reviews were also middling — not terrible, but...
It wasn’t until I’d toppled the first few of Karma Exorcist’s brutal bosses that I finally got my hands on its game-changing grappling hook, but this stunning 2D Metroidvania actually got its hooks into me from the outset. At a recent BiliBili: First Look event in Shanghai, I was completely taken aback by Karma Exorcist’s stunning hand-drawn environments, sizeable cast of challenging enemies, and the expanding set of addictive abilities possessed by its stylish demon-slaying lead. Karma Exorcist has instantly gone to the top of the list of my most-wanted Metroidvanias, and with a bit more polish it just might have the goods to challenge the modern greats of the genre.
In Karma Exorcist you play as a demon hunter who emerges from the...
Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook Bundle has quietly gone up for preorder in the UK, weeks after the publisher initially claimed it was "now available" to purchase back on April 10.
It is a delayed rollout, but it's better late than never for MGS fans.
Konami recently confirmed to IGN that the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook will be a preorder bonus only, not sold separately, and available only in "select regions" of Europe, and seemingly not the US.
The unique Steelbook, now bundled with the game, will ship on August 27, 2026, and features "timeless artwork of Old Snake and Big Boss".
Yet, the Steelbook Bundle is also only showing up for PS5 at £44.99 via Amazon right now, despite...
Fresh leaks point to a major change for the upcoming witchcraft-themed Assassin's Creed Hexe, and expectation of an Assassin's Creed 1 remake.
With Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced now fully revealed by Ubisoft, attention has turned to what's going on elsewhere with the franchise. Over the weekend, reliable Assassin's Creed insider j0nathan detailed further behind-the-scenes changes for Hexe — following confirmation of another top developer leaving the project.
As reported yesterday, Hexe's game director Benoit Richer recently departed the game (and Ubisoft itself) for reasons unknown. His loss comes swiftly after the exit of Clint Hocking, Hexe's creative director, following a major internal reshuffle at the top of the franchise...
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred — Diablo 4's second major expansion — is almost here, and it really feels that Blizzard has received the memo on creating an endgame structure that, at the very least, has a much better chance of keeping our attention.
Lord of Hatred was announced back at the 2025's The Game Awards. It adds the new region of Skovos and ushers in two new classes: the Paladin, which unlocked when the expansion was announced, and the Warlock, which will go live tomorrow (April 28) as we fight to put down Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred himself.
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred returned an 8/10 in IGN's review. We wrote: "Lord of Hatred gives Diablo 4 an extremely satisfying conclusion, excellent changes to build crafting, and an endgame...
Blast Blade from Silent Bark games is a 3D platform fighter that puts you behind the wits and weapons of warriors and magic users. You and up to four contenders face off in one of many dynamic arenas, but unlike traditional fighting games, there are no hit point bars for you to chip away at. The only way to win is to build up your opponents’ damage percentage until they’re vulnerable enough to be blasted out of the ring and over the horizon by a powerful attack.
Blast Blade's mechanics are simple and easy to grasp. There’s no need to memorize complex character moves that require on-the-dime execution. You can move freely on the land and in the air, which lets you dodge your foes' hard-hitting attacks while taking advantage of openings...
The suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel allegedly identified himself as an “indie game developer” and released a video game on Steam.
31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event at the Washington DC hotel on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump and his officials were the "likely" targets, acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Allen registered a trademark in 2019 for Bohrdom, a video game he released on Steam on December 20, 2018. Bohrdom, whose Steam page is still live at the time of this article’s publication...
Epic Games has confirmed it will refund D4vd cosmetics to any Fortnite player who makes a request via player support, with further changes to come.
21-year-old U.S. singer D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, was charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It is alleged that he killed her on or around April 23, 2025, after she threatened to report their relationship. Burke pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14, and mutilating a dead body.
Fortnite players had for some time called on Epic Games to remove D4vd emotes and jamtracks from the game, with some saying they would rather not own the items. The D4vd items include the Feel It and Trophy Drop emotes...
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Apple AirTags, 4K Movies, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, April 26, below.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for $49.99
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is one of the biggest RPG releases of the year so far, and this weekend you can score a copy on any platform for $49.99! This is a great entry point if you've never played a Dragon Quest adventure before, or if you're keen to explore more of the series after the HD-2D Erdrick Trilogy Remakes!
Refurbished Sony 4K OLED BRAVIA 8 TV for $1049.99
Woot has a great deal on this Sony 4K OLED BRAVIA 8 TV, with refurbished units available for $1049.99. Sony's Bravia line is well respected and usually...
Publisher Sega and developer Creative Assembly have revealed what appears to be a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2.
A mysterious video titled "A False Sense of Security" was posted by the franchise’s official YouTube account today, April 26, which also happens to be Alien Day. It’s little more than an atmospheric teaser that features a rainy, outdoor location and a familiar emergency phone save station.
The teaser trailer doesn’t outright confirm that it is for the long-awaited Alien: Isolation 2, but given that Creative Assembly announced it was working on a follow-up back in late 2024, fans are already expecting an impending announcement. The only text included in the video’s description says, "A feeling of being safer than one...
Alice: Madness Returns creator and director American McGee says he "pasted dildos" on the head of a giant snail after publisher EA requested developer Spicy Horse Games "make things more sexy."
The name behind the dark, video game twist on Alice in Wonderland shared behind-the-scenes details about how it came to be in a recent reply to a marketing video posted on X/Twitter. He admits there was "a fairly big disconnect" between his vision for the 2011 sequel and what the marketing team at EA wanted.
McGee says EA wanted to push Alice: Madness Returns to be a "Hard M title" that leaned more into gore and horror with a "psychotic" main character – but the requests didn’t stop there. When someone at the company requested the...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the upcoming arcade racing game featuring podracers, speeder bikes, landspeeders, and more fast rides from the Star Wars universe will apparently be released on October 6. The release date was posted to Steam and quickly removed, but not before eagle-eyed storefront watcher Wario64 spotted it.
"STAR WARS: Galactic Racer will release on Oct 6, 2026 according to Steam. Deluxe Edition contents revealed (Steelbook included with physical purchase)," Wario64 noted in their post. A check of the Galactic Racer Steam page an hour later showed a generic "2026" release date.
Galactic Racer was announced at the 2025 Game Awards, and it's being developed by Fuse Games, a team comprised of a number of former Burnout and...
Crimson Desert is a smash hit for developer Pearl Abyss, which has now won praise from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
The single-player, open world action adventure game sold 5 million copies in less than a month — the quickest time to hit the sales milestone in Korean console game history.
Crimson Desert has already been praised by game developers — including the director of The Witcher 3 — but it has now caught the attention of an even higher office.
In a tweet published this week, South Korea prime minister Kim Min-seok heaped praise upon Crimson Desert and its developer Pearl Abyss, pointing to the fact that the game was created in-house using Pearl Abyss' own technology as opposed to a western game engine, and incorporated...
Square Enix has announced plans to bring Final Fantasy XIV to Nintendo Switch 2 this August – but there is a catch.
FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida (a.k.a. Yoshi-P) and Square Enix president and CEO Takashi Kiryu revealed plans to bring the massively popular MMORPG to the Nintendo platform as part of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026 today. It’s news that marked an end to a long wait, but it also came with the reveal that players on the hybrid gaming platform will need to rethink their subscription plans.
The presentation continued following the announcement with a graphic confirming that subscriptions for FFXIV on Switch 2 will operate differently than other platforms. While players previously only needed to purchase the game...
Look, if you're just going to leave valuable resources lying around in strategically placed caches, of course I'm going to clear them out. I'm trying to save the world, not earn a halo. The next player can just man up and find their own. You see, the big feature that Tides Of Tomorrow is bringing to the party is the ability to see the actions of previous players and experience interactions with the world and NPCs shaped by their behavior. You can see their physical actions in the world using a second sight-style power that lets you watch a ghost version of them for a short time, while NPCs will refer to them by name and help or hinder you depending on their behavior. If they were a picture of virtue and, say, helped a particular...
As part of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest keynote presentation, director and producer Naoki Yoshida revealed that the upcoming 24-player raid series will be a crossover with the iconic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's called Ghosts of Desire and is part of the post-game content for the next expansion FFXIV Evercold, which launches in January 2027. You can see the FFXIV x Evangelion teaser below.
This crossover isn't as unlikely as you may think. The creative mind behind NieR Automata, Yoko Taro, worked with the FFXIV team for the Shadowbringers raid series that brought NieR-themed content to the MMORPG. But he's also doing the composition and screenplay for the new Evangelion anime series alongside Studio Khara (which is...
A Feast for a Tenday: The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Cookbook has been announced as one of four BG3-themed books releasing this year.
Written by Dungeons & Dragons veteran Andrew Wheeler, the cookbook is already up for preorder on Amazon with a release date of November 3. The hardcover edition is priced at $38, while a Kindle edition is down to $14.99 with a 60% discount.
A Feast for Tenday: The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Cookbook Releasing November 3
The BG3 cookbook includes 65 recipes inspired by the ingredients, locations, quests, and characters of Baldur’s Gate. The recipes are accompanied by 45 photographs as well as original illustrations, amounting to 208 pages in total.
Unlike most video game-inspired cookbooks, A Feast for a...